|
(337) Devosa |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 1 Aug 2026 | 14.0 | 2.299 AU | 3.062 AU | 10h56m | +06°29' | 34.5° | 14.5° |
| Opposition | 1 Jun 2027 | 12.6 | 2.673 AU | 1.674 AU | 16h28m | -34°07' | 167.8° | 4.6° |
(337) Devosa - 2026-08-01
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Devosa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1371743
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3831345
i (Inclination) : 7.86118
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.29459
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 99.35247
M (Mean anomaly) : 53.26053
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 274.73420
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.75604
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.68
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-08-01 00:00 UT 10 56 45.6 +06 29 46 3.062 2.299 34.5 14.5 113 14.0
2026-08-01 19:22 UT 10 58 09.0 +06 19 40 3.068 2.300 34.1 14.3 113 14.0
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 10 58 28.9 +06 17 15 3.070 2.300 34.0 14.3 113 14.0
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 11 00 12.2 +06 04 43 3.078 2.302 33.6 14.1 113 14.0
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 11 01 55.5 +05 52 10 3.086 2.303 33.1 13.9 113 14.0
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 11 03 38.8 +05 39 36 3.094 2.305 32.6 13.7 113 14.0
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 11 05 22.1 +05 27 01 3.102 2.306 32.1 13.5 113 14.0
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 11 07 05.3 +05 14 24 3.109 2.308 31.6 13.3 113 14.0
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 11 08 48.6 +05 01 47 3.117 2.310 31.2 13.1 114 14.0
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 11 10 31.8 +04 49 09 3.125 2.311 30.7 12.9 114 14.0
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 11 12 15.0 +04 36 29 3.132 2.313 30.2 12.7 114 14.0
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 11 13 58.2 +04 23 49 3.139 2.314 29.7 12.5 114 14.0
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 11 15 41.4 +04 11 08 3.147 2.316 29.2 12.3 114 14.0
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 11 17 24.6 +03 58 27 3.154 2.317 28.7 12.1 114 14.0
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 11 19 07.8 +03 45 44 3.161 2.319 28.3 11.9 114 14.0
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 11 20 51.0 +03 33 01 3.168 2.320 27.8 11.7 114 14.0
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 11 22 34.2 +03 20 17 3.175 2.322 27.3 11.5 114 14.0
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 11 24 17.3 +03 07 32 3.182 2.323 26.8 11.3 114 14.0
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 11 26 00.4 +02 54 47 3.188 2.325 26.3 11.1 115 14.0
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.
